We started working out the music to "Big World" before the '97 fall tour, so you may have heard bits and pieces of it come up in other songs or solos. The lyrics came on their own much later. I simply kept singing the song over and over and the lyrics came into their own. In 1997, I had the good fortune of locating my biological parents for the first time. The experience deserves more time and space than liner notes can allow for, but suffice it to say that it was surreal, unfathomable, and above all a positive experience for everyone involved. This song is simply a snapshot of that moment of realization - somewhere between the switch and the light bulb.
Al:
We started working out the music to "Big World" before the '97 fall tour, so you may have heard bits and pieces of it come up in other songs or solos. The lyrics came on their own much later. I simply kept singing the song over and over and the lyrics came into their own. In 1997, I had the good fortune of locating my biological parents for the first time. The experience deserves more time and space than liner notes can allow for, but suffice it to say that it was surreal, unfathomable, and above all a positive experience for everyone involved. This song is simply a snapshot of that moment of realization - somewhere between the switch and the light bulb.